Hammer



J. W. CARVER. HAMMER Patented No v. 1'7, 18 91.

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May.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. CARVER, OF PAWLET, VERMONT.

HAMMER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,417, dated November17, 1891.

Application filed April 2, 1891- Serial No. 387,338. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES W. CARVER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paw-' let, in the county of Rutland and State of Vermont,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammers; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hammers; and the object of myinvention is the provision of a claw-hammer by means of which greaterleverage of the claw is provided, permitting the nail to be extractedwith ease and not damage the material, and which Will be durable andinexpensive of production.

To attain these objects the invention consists of a claw-hammerembodying certain featu res of construction, substantially asillustrated, described, and specifically defined and distinguished bythe claims.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a hammer embodying my invention.Fig. 2 represents a side elevation,partly in section. Fig. 3 representsa top view'thereof, and Fig. 4 represents a detail view of the wedge.

In said drawings, A designates the head of my improved hammer, which isrounding or oval shape from the driving portion B to the end of theclaws 0, whereby the said rounding portion acts as a fulcrum whendrawing the nail, as is evident, and the head is provided with theoblong socket to receive the handle.

The handle D of my hammer is fitted in the head and is provided with thecylindrical or round portion E, serving as a grasp portion, and at itslower end is formed with a bulb or enlargement F, which forms a stop andprevents the hand from slipping. To secure the handle firmly in the headI prefer to employ the wedge G, having the rounding upper edge H, andthe wedge is also provided with grooves rounding of the head and wedgeforms a ful-' crum or pivot on which the head is tilted in the operationof extracting a nail, and thereby forms a perfect leverage and enablesthe nail to be extracted with ease and without injuring the wood; also,the handle is of convenient shape and can be grasped with ease andcannot possibly slip, and the wedge securely retains the head on thehandle.

It will thus be seen that I provide a hammer which can be produced at acomparatively low price, and which possesses merit over hammers ingeneral use in the particulars noted, which should commend it asthoroughly practical and useful.

I claim as my invention 1. A hammer-head having the upper face roundingfrom the'driver to the ends of the claws, having an oblong socket toreceive the handle, and a wedge adapted to be driven into the handle andhaving an upper rounding edge corresponding with the rounding upper faceof the head, substantially as shown.

2. A ham mer-head having the oblong socket to receive the handle, thedriver and the claws rounding from the ends of the claws to the innerpart of the driver, and the wedge fitting the handle and having theupper edge in line with and correspondingly rounded with the upper faceof the head, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES NV. CARVER.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. CARVER, J. BUSHEE.

